Team Lead - Mechanical Engineer

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Siemens Electrification & Automation (E&A) Business Unit offers the full range of energy distribution systems and solutions for all markets and through all sales channels. We provide reliable power distribution grids of today while investing in our Future Grids portfolio to create the power distribution grid of the future. We empower our people to stay resilient and relevant in a constantly changing world.

This role will be based in Livermore, CA. Local candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Relocation assistance is available to qualified candidates. The East Bay offers an excellent quality of life with top-rated schools, a pleasant climate, and easy access to both mountains and the coast. Plus, your compensation goes further here with a more attainable cost of living compared to other parts of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Team Lead
Mechanical Engineer to join our innovative Trayer Engineering team, specifically focusing on the mechanical design of new and existing switch gear products. In this role, you will be instrumental in providing design, standardization, prototyping, and qualification testing. You'll apply your expertise to analyze complex problems, create innovative designs to resolve them, and ensure the performance, reliability, and manufacturability of our cutting-edge switch gear solutions, all while contributing to Siemens' mission of creating technology with purpose.

• Switchgear Product Design & Development:
• Lead the mechanical design of new switch gear products and reconfigure existing product structures using existing, standardized components.
• Perform complex part and assembly design using Solid Works 3D modeling software, from concept through final design for production.
• Produce drawings and specifications for product lines, for use in sales catalogs.
• Introduce design simplification ideas to the Design Team to ensure performance, safety, quality, reliability, cost, and producibility.
• Analysis, Prototyping &
  
  Qualification:
  
  
• Develop and support qualification test programs used by both on-site and 3rd party labs.
• Conduct advanced Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in the areas of mechanical structures, fluid flow, and heat transfer.
• Develop design prototypes and support production qualification, failure root-cause analysis, and Kinematics.
• Analyze problems and create designs to resolve them effectively.
• Collaboration & Technical Leadership:
• Act as Team Lead to lead meetings and to support/drive team functions
• Provide support to other organizational teams on R&D for new switch gear design.
• Maintain focus on customer satisfaction through improved product reliability and cost reduction.
• Determine product requirements based on current and potential user input.
• Network and collaborate with other engineers and professionals, preserving and protecting company intellectual and technical capital.
• Maintain and preserve proper configuration management methodology for assembly and piece part drawings.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical…